Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (20 pts)

1. Mary was seen _______to Tom on the street yesterday..

   A. talking                            B. to talk                    C. talked                    D. talk

2. I don’t know yet, but it’s worth _______ about, isn’t it?

   A. to think                          B. to be thinking       C. thinking                 D. to be thought

3. Are you used ________here, Mis Hoa?

   A. to live                             B. to living                 C. to be lived             D. to lived

4. I turned the radio on and listened to ________ nine o’clock news.

   A. a                                      B. an                           C. the                          D. Ф

5. Neither the doctors nor the professional ________ yet.

    A. has come                       B. hasn’t come          C. have come                        D. haven’t come

6. Each teacher and each student _________to try their best to finish their work.

    A. have                               B. having                   C. to have                  D. has

7. Her mother has just bought a _________car for her.

    A. black beautiful Italian                                                B. Italian beautiful black               

    C. black Italian beautiful                                                D. beautiful black Italian

8. His son regrets __________too much time __________video games.

    A. spending/to play                                              B. spending/playing

    C. spent/played                                                     D. spending/played

9. My  mother often __________ the shopping every morning when she was 15.

   A. goes                                B. went                       C. does                       D. did

10. This is my sister’s bike and that is my_________ .

    A.. bike’s brother             B. brother bike          C. brother’s               D. brother

11. Be careful when ___________ on the road at night.

    A. to drive                         B. drives                    C. driving                   D. being driven

12. Not until 1856 _________ across the Mississippi River.

    A. the first bridge was built                                B. the first bridge was building     

    C. was the first bridge built                                D. the bridge building was

13. The student objected __________ punished by the headmaster.

    A. to be                              B. was                         C. to being                 D. having

14. The lion – tamer and his lion _________we saw on the stage came from Moscow.

    A. who                                B. which                     C.  that                        D. whom       

15. I am going to _________ you next week.

    A. call up                           B. drop in                   C. come on                D. turn out

16. ________little we may like it, old age comes to most of us.

    A. However                       B. So                           C. As                           D. Despite     

17. This dish ________. Is it spicy?

    A. smells well                   B. is smelling good    C. is smelled well                D. smells good

18. If I _________ be somebody else, I __________ to be a good cook.

    A. could / would               B. can / would like    C. could / would like D. can / like

19. He will come to Viet Nam __________the evening of January 25^th.

   A. in                                     B. at                            C. for                          D. on

20. The ________the room is, the ________furniture it needs.

   A. small/more                    B. smaller/less          C. smaller/fewer       D. small/less

The word in capital letters at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in the blank in this way. (20 points)

     Some recent research into (1) ____________ (CONVERSE) between men and women has produced results which will surprise few women. Men are always interrupting women when they talk. One (2) ____________ (RESEARCH) feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational (3) ____________ (HOUSE). They expect women to play a (4) ____________ (SUPPORT) role. So a man interrupts in a display of dominance or control. Men also have a much more (5) ____________ (PLEASANT) listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or say: "mm", a man will say such thing as "right" or "okay" thus settle the stage for an (6) ____________ (INTERRUPT). Conversation of this kind, then, hardly has (7) ____________ (MEAN) communication. Male talk is often (8) ___________ (ARGUE) while women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up their replies on what the other person had said. The research would indicate that women are better (9) ____________ (LISTEN) than men. Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups of women, one has the (10) ____________ (IMPRESS) of several simultaneous monologues into which no man would be able to get a chance to speak.

Question I: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10points)

1. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.

A.  saw                       B. had seen                C.  has seen               D. was seen

2. Astronauts_______ the earth in space capsules are weightless.

            A. orbit                       B. to orbit                  C. orbiting                D. orbited

3. Even though he didn’t have much _______, he still became a great scientist.

A. scholar                  B. study                      C. trial                        D. schooling

4. Without engineers there  _______ on television, no radio, no telephone, no telegraph lines and no cables.

A. is                            B. are                         C. will be                   D. would be

5. I think in the future many people will prefer ____________ by using social media.

A. to communicate                                       B. will communicate

C. communicate                                            D. to be communicated

6. A holiday in America can be ________ cheap.

A. surprise                 B. surprisingly          C. surprised               D. surprised  

7. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.

A. Except                   B. Only                       C. Apart                     D. Separate

8. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.

A.  had                        B. has                                     C. would have           D. should have

9. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more _______ everyone was __________ by the story about our holiday.

A. amuse/amusing    B. amused/amusing  C. amusing/amused  D. amused/amuse

10. Would you be _______ my letters while I am away?

A. too good as to forward                           C. as good as forward

B.  so good as to forward                            D. so good as forwarding

Question I: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10points)

1. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.

A.  saw                       B. had seen                C.  has seen               D. was seen

2. Astronauts_______ the earth in space capsules are weightless.

            A. orbit                       B. to orbit                  C. orbiting                D. orbited

3. Even though he didn’t have much _______, he still became a great scientist.

A. scholar                  B. study                      C. trial                        D. schooling

4. Without engineers there  _______ on television, no radio, no telephone, no telegraph lines and no cables.

A. is                            B. are                         C. will be                   D. would be

5. I think in the future many people will prefer ____________ by using social media.

A. to communicate                                       B. will communicate

C. communicate                                            D. to be communicated

6. A holiday in America can be ________ cheap.

A. surprise                 B. surprisingly          C. surprised               D. surprised  

7. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.

A. Except                   B. Only                       C. Apart                     D. Separate

8. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.

A.  had                        B. has                                     C. would have           D. should have

9. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more _______ everyone was __________ by the story about our holiday.

A. amuse/amusing    B. amused/amusing  C. amusing/amused  D. amused/amuse

10. Would you be _______ my letters while I am away ?

A. too good as to forward                           C. as good as forward

B.  so good as to forward                            D. so good as forwarding

Question II: The word in capital letters at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in the blank in this way. (20 points)

     Some recent research into (1) ____________ (CONVERSE) between men and women has produced results which will surprise few women. Men are always interrupting women when they talk. One (2) ____________ (RESEARCH) feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational (3) ____________ (HOUSE). They expect women to play a (4) ____________ (SUPPORT) role. So a man interrupts in a display of dominance or control. Men also have a much more (5) ____________ (PLEASANT) listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or say: "mm", a man will say such thing as "right" or "okay" thus settle the stage for an (6) ____________ (INTERRUPT). Conversation of this kind, then, hardly has (7) ____________ (MEAN) communication. Male talk is often (8) ___________ (ARGUE) while women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up their replies on what the other person had said. The research would indicate that women are better (9) ____________ (LISTEN) than men. Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups of women, one has the (10) ____________ (IMPRESS) of several simultaneous monologues into which no man would be able to get a chance to speak.

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 points)

1. She goes to university so that she can get a better job.

She …………………………………………………………………………...............................................…....…

2. Dr. Rowan has had to do all his typing. His secretary resigned 2 weeks ago.

Dr. Rowan ..........................................................................................................................................................

3. “ If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team”, said the manager.

The manager threatened ............................................................................................................................

4. The last time I went to Canada was in January 1994.                   

I have ...........................................................................................................................................................................

5. I would rather do the homework than go out in the rain.

I prefer ............................................................................................................................................................................

Part II - Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. (10 points)

1. We couldn't solve the problem.      (solution)

We were unable.......................................................................................... the problem.

2. My brother really wishes he could sing well.                      (able)

My brother regrets not............................................................................................well.

3. Jane did not need to register for the new course.               (necessary)

It  ........................................................................................to register for the new course.

4. My grand father was sixty when he learnt to swim.           (age)

My father learnt to swim.................................................................................sixty.

5. Joan couldn't eat the food because it was too spicy.          (too)

The food ............................................................................................Joan to eat.

6. It is a teacher's responsibility to look after students.          (responsible)

A teacher .............................................................................................students.

7. It was difficult to persuade Rick to buy the book.             (difficulty)

I ......................................................................................Rick to buy the book.

8. I can’t possibly work in all this noise.  (impossible)

It…………………………………………………..............…work in all this noise.

9. Jo’s training accident meant she couldn’t take part in the race    (prevented)

Jo’s training accident……………………………………..…..........……part in the race.

10. Gerald is too young to vote.                     (old)

Gerald........................................................................................................vote.

You are going to read an article about instant messaging, a way of communicating using the internet. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A – F for each part (1-6) of the article.  There is an example at the beginning (1).

CHAT WITH FRIENDS IN AN INSTANT (by Chris Toney)

A. Ways to communicate.       D. Speed and flexibility.

B. Getting started.                   E. Communicating with friends online.

C. Choose your category.        F. Long – distance solution.

1. D

Instant messaging –or IM- is more immediate than e-mail as you don’t have to check your inbox for new messages – they appear instantly. Another advantage is that more than two people at a time can join in an IM conversation, so it’s ideal for, say, making social arrangements among groups of friends.

2.

Communication by IM isn’t restricted to text. You can send pictures stored on your computer, and if you have microphones and speakers you can talk – the advantage being that internet charges are usually cheaper than phone calls. If you and a friend have webcams, you can also make a video call, in which you can see as well as hear each other.

3.

John Moran, 13, from Southport uses instant messaging to keep in touch with relatives more often”. Carol Taylor, 24, who lives in Argentina, agrees. “My parents live in the UK, and we prefer using an instant messengers to sending email or text messages as it’s more like a real on the other side of the world. “When I go online I swap messages with my cousins in Australia”, says John. It’s much cheaper than phoning them and means I can speak to them conversation”, she says. “I’d rather chat online than call them as it costs so much less”.

4.

The fist step in using IM is to download a piece of software from one of the websites that offer the service. If you already have friends who use IM, find out which program they have. It’s free, doesn’t take long to download and the only costs you face are the standard call charges while you’re on line.

5. 

Once you’ve installed this software and connected to the Internet you can start exchanging messages with your friends online. Each user of the service has their own user name. If you find out the user name of people you know, you can create a friend lists. Then, when you go on line, the software tells you which of them are also connected to the Internet, and you can send them a message.

6.

The features on offer vary depending on which service you opt for, although there is not much difference between instant messenger packages. As well as allowing you to use microphones and webcams, most give you a range of options regarding your status. You can usually appear as “online”, “busy” or “away from PC”. The “busy” status is useful if you’re online but don’t want to be disturbed. The “away from PC” status is usually used by those who are permanently online (people who have broadband or an office connection) but aren’t always at their computer.